MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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